Tuesday, March 13, 2012

OHL Announces Minor Midget Top-10 Rankings for Annual Showcase Tournament

Press Release

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the final edition of the weekly minor midget rankings for the 2012 OHL Showcase for the OHL Cup, hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League.

The weekly rankings are determined by a panel of OHL Central Scouting Staff and represent the top teams that are competing to play in the annual year-end championship tournament March 13-18, 2012, at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON.

The 2012 OHL Cup includes six teams from the GTHL including league champions the Toronto Marlies and GTHL finalists the Mississauga Rebels, along with wildcard invitees the Don Mills Flyers, North York Rangers, Toronto Young Nationals, and Vaughan Kings.  The tournament also includes ALLIANCE champions the London Jr. Knights Gold and finalists Sun County Panthers, along with wildcard invitee the Huron Perth Lakers.  Representing the OMHA are league champions the Whitby Wildcats, the second place Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs, third place Southern Tier Admirals, and wildcard invitee York Simcoe Express.  Representing Ottawa are the ODMHA champions the Ottawa Jr. 67’s and finalists the Ottawa Valley Titans.  Furthermore, the Thunder Bay Kings will represent Hockey Northwestern Ontario while the Great North Midget League Selects will represent the NOHA, with three select teams competing from the United States including the Detroit Little Caesars Selects, New Jersey’s Elite Hockey, and TPH Thunder.

Minor Midget Rankings for the 2012 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament – Week 20


RANK
TEAM
LEAGUE
LAST WEEK RANK
WEEKS IN RANKINGS
1
Toronto Marlies
GTHL
1
20
2
Mississauga Rebels
GTHL
3
20
3
London Jr. Knights - Gold
ALLIANCE
4
20
4
Detroit Belle Tire
USA
2
20
5
Don Mills Flyers
GTHL
5
18
6
Vaughan Kings
GTHL
6
17
7
Cleveland Barons
USA
7
17
8
Ottawa Jr. 67's
ODMHA
9
3
9
Southern Tier Admirals
OMHA
8
20
10
Whitby Wildcats
OMHA
-
1






Honourable Mention




Ottawa Valley Titans
ODMHA
-
17

York Simcoe Express
OMHA
10
5

Sun County Panthers
ALLIANCE
-
3


 (Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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